Philips Semiconductors Linear Products

Product specification

Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

DESCRIPTION

PIN CONFIGURATIONS

The UC3842 is available in an 8-Pin mini-DIP the necessary

features to implement off-line, fixed-frequency current-mode control
schemes with a minimal external parts count. This technique results
in improved line regulation, enhanced load response characteristics,
and a simpler, easier to design control loop. Topological advantages
include inherent pulse-by-pulse current limiting.

N Package

Protection circuitry includes built-in undervoltage lock-out and

current limiting. Other features include fully-latched operation, a 1%
trimmed bandgap reference, and start-up current less than 1mA.

COMP

VREF

VFB

VCC

ISENSE

OUTPUT

RT/CT

GROUND

TOP VIEW

These devices feature a totem-pole output designed to source and

sink high peak current from a capacitive load, such as the gate of a
power MOSFET. Consistent with N-channel power devices, the
output is low in the OFF-state.

D Package
COMP

14 VREF

NC

13 NC

12 V
CC

FEATURES

Low start-up current (1mA)

Automatic feed-forward compensation
Pulse-by-pulse current limiting
Enhanced load response characteristics
Undervoltage lock-out with hysteresis
Double pulse suppression
High current totem-pole output
Internally-trimmed bandgap reference
400kHz operation, guaranteed min

VFB
NC

11 V
C

ISENSE

10 OUTPUT

NC

GROUND

RT/CT

POWER GROUND

TOP VIEW

APPLICATIONS

Off-line switched mode power supplies

DC-to-DC converters UC3842

BLOCK DIAGRAM
7(11)
(12)7
VCC
UVLO

34V
(9)5

S/R

GND

6V

V
8(14) REF
5.0V
50mA

5V
REF

16V
2.5V

INTERNAL
BIAS

(7)4
OSC

RT/CT

6(10)
OUTPUT
ERROR
AMP
VFB

(3)2

S
2R
R

PWM
LATCH

R
COMP
CURRENT
SENSE

(1)1

1V

CURRENT
SENSE
COMPARATOR

(5)3

5(8)
NOTE:
Pin numbers in parentheses refer to the D package.

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Product specification

Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

ORDERING INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION

TEMPERATURE RANGE

ORDER CODE

DWG #

8-Pin Plastic Dual In-Line Package (DIP)

0 to +70C

UC3842N

0404B

14-Pin Plastic Small Outline (SO) Package

0 to +70C

UC3842D

0405B

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS1

SYMBOL

PARAMETER

RATING

UNIT

VCC

Supply voltage (ICC<30mA)

Self-Limiting

VCC

Supply voltage
(low impedance source)

30

IOUT

Output current 2, 3

Output energy (capacitive load)

Analog inputs (Pin 2, Pin 3)

PD

-0.3 to 6.3

Error amp output sink current

10

mA

Power dissipation at TA70C

-65 to +150

300

(derate 12.5mW/C for TA

>70C)2

TSTG

Storage temperature range

TSOLD

Lead temperature
(soldering, 10sec max)

NOTES:
1. All voltages are with respect to Pin 5; all currents are positive into the specified terminal.
2. See section in application note on Power Dissipation Calculation.
3. This parameter is guaranteed, but not 100% tested in production.

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Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

DC AND AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

0TJ70C for UC3842; VCC=15V; RT=10kW; CT=3.3nF, unless otherwise specified.
SYMBOL

PARAMETER

TEST CONDITIONS

UC3842

UNIT

Min

Typ

Max

4.90

5.00

5.10

Reference section
VOUT

Output voltage

TJ=25C, IO=1mA

Line regulation

12VIN25V

20

mV

Load regulation

1IO20mA

25

mV

Temp.

stability1

Total output variation1

VNOISE

Output noise

voltage1

0.2
Line, load, temp.

4.82

0.4

mV/C

5.18

V
V

10Hzf10kHz, TJ=25C

50

Long-term stability1

TJ=125C, 1000 Hrs.

25

mV

Output short-circuit

TJ=25

-30

-100

-130

mA

Output short-circuit

-55<TJ0C

-30

-100

-180

mA

Initial accuracy

TJ=25C

47

52

57

kHz

Voltage stability

12VCC25V

0.2

Oscillator section

Temp.

stability1

Amplitude

TMINTJTMAX

VPIN 4 peak-to-peak

1.7

Error amp section

Input voltage
IBIAS

V Pin 1=2.5V

2.42

2VO4V

65

90

dB

MHz

Input bias current

AVOL
Unity gain

bandwidth1

Unity gain bandwidth

PSRR

Power supply rejection ratio

ISINK

Output sink current

ISOURCE

Output source current

TJ=25C

0.7

TMIN<TJ<TMAX

0.5

2.50

2.58

-0.3

-2

MHz

12VCC25V

60

70

dB

VPIN 2=2.7V, VPIN 1=1.1V

mA
mA

VPIN 2=2.3V, VPIN 1=5V

-0.5

-0.8

VOUT High

VPIN 2=2.3V, RL=15k to ground

VOUT Low

VPIN 2=2.7V, RL=15k to Pin 8

0.7

1.1

2.85

3.15

V/V

0.9

1.1

Current sense section

Gain 2, 3
Maximum input signal2

VPIN 1=5V
12VCC25V

PSRR

Power supply rejection ratio2

IBIAS

Input bias current

-2

-10

Delay to output1

150

300

ns

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Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

DC AND AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

0TJ70C for UC3842; VCC=154; RT=10k; CT=3.3nF, unless otherwise specified
SYMBOL

PARAMETER

UC3842

TEST CONDITIONS

Min

Typ

Max

ISINK=20mA

0.1

0.4

ISINK=200mA

1.5

2.2

UNIT

Output section
VOL

Output Low-Level

VOH

Output High-Level

tR

Rise time

CL=1nF

50

150

ns

tF

Fall time

CL=1nF

50

150

ns

ISOURCE=20mA

13

13.5

ISOURCE=200mA

12

13.5

V
V

Undervoltage lockout section

Start threshold

14.5

16

17.5

Min. operating voltage after turn on

8.5

10

11.5

93

97

100

PWM section
Maximum duty cycle
Minimum duty cycle

Total standby current

Start-up current
ICC

Operating supply current

VCC zener voltage

0.5

mA

VPIN 2=VPIN 3=0V

11

17

mA

ICC=25mA

34

Maximum operating frequency section

Maximum operating frequency for all
functions operating cycle-by-cycle

400

kHz

NOTES:
1. These parameters, although guaranteed, are not 100% tested in production.
2. Parameter measured at trip point of latch with VPIN 2=0.

V PIN 1
3. Gain defined as:
; 0  V PIN 3  0.8V
A


V PIN 3

UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT

ERROR AMP CONFIGURATION

2.5V
ON/OFF COMMAND
TO REST OF IC

VCC

0.5mA
+
ZI

2
VFB

VON

UC3842
16V

VOFF

10V

COMP
NOTE:
Error AMP can source or sink up to 0.5mA.

ICC

<15mA
<1mA
VOFF

VON

VCC

NOTE:
During Undervoltage Lock-Out, the output driver is biased to a high
impedance state. Pin 6 should be shunted to ground with a bleeder
resistor to prevent activating the power switch with output leakage current.

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Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

CURRENT SENSE CIRCUIT

ERROR
AMP
2R

IS

CURRENT
SENSE
COMPARATOR
R

1V

COMP
R

3
CURRENT
SENSE

RS
5
GND

NOTE:
Peak current (IS) is determined by the formula:
I

MAX

1.0V
Rs

A small RC filter may be required to suppress switch transients.

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Output Saturation Characteristics

Error Amplifier Open-Loop

Frequency Response

45

80
0
Av

60
40

90

20

135

180

20
10

0
0.01
0.03 0.05 0.1
0.3 0.5 1.0
OUTPUT CURRENT, SOURCE OR SINK (A)

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45

100

1k 10k 100k 1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)

225
10M

PHASE (DEG)

VOLTAGE GAIN (dB)

SATURATION VOLTAGE (V)

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Product specification

Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

OPEN-LOOP LABORATORY TEST FIXTURE

VREF
A

RT

VCC

2N2222
4.7k

100k

UC3842

COMP
ERROR AMP
ADJUST

5k
ISENSE
ADJUST

0.1F

7
VCC

VFB

0.1F

1k
1W

3
4.7k

8
VREF

OUTPUT

OUTPUT
5

ISENSE
4

GND

RT/CT

GND
CT
NOTE:
High peak currents associated with capacitive loads necessitate careful grounding techniques. Timing and bypass capacitors should be connected close to Pin 5 in a single point
ground. The transistor and 5k potentiometer are used to sample the oscillator waveform and apply an adjustable ramp to Pin 3.

SHUTDOWN TECHNIQUES
4.7k

1
COMP
3

4.7k

SHUTDOWN

ISENSE
500
SHUTDOWN

TO CURRENT
SENSE RESISTOR
NOTE:
Shutdown of the UC3842 can be accomplished by two methods; either raise Pin 3 above 1V or pull Pin 1 below a voltage two diode drops above ground. Either method causes the
output of the PWM comparator to be high (refer to Block Diagram). The PWM latch is reset dominant so that the output will remain low until the next clock cycle after the shutdown
condition at Pins 1 and/or 3 is removed. In the examples shown, an externally-latched shutdown may be accomplished by adding an SCR which will be reset by cycling
VCC below the lower UVLO threshold (10V). At this point all internal bias is removed, allowing the SCR to reset.

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Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

OFF-LINE FLYBACK REGULATOR

T1
4.7 1W

USD735
+

4.7k
4W

220F
250V
673-3

0.01F
400V

56k
1W

4700F
10V

DC (5V 25A)
OUT

1N3613

AC
INPUT

1N3613
16V
10F
20V

VCC 7

20k

820pF
1N3613

0.01F
UC3842

2.5k

2
VFB

150k

27

OUT

UFN432
20k

COMP
3.6k

NOTES:
T1: Coilcraft E-4140-B
Primary 97 turns
single AWG24
Secondary 4 turns
4 parallel
AWG22
control 9 turns
3 parallel AWG28

100pF

CUR
SEN

8
VREF
10k

1k
470pF

0.85

4
RT/CT
0.01F

0.0047F
GND

ISOLATION
BOUNDARY

SPECIFICATIONS
Input line voltage:

NOTE:
This circuit uses a low-cost feedback scheme in which the DC
voltage developed from the primary-side control winding is sensed
by the UC3842 error amplifier. Load regulation is therefore
dependent on the coupling between secondary and control
windings, and on transformer leakage inductance. For applications
requiring better load regulation, a UC1901 Isolated Feedback
Generator can be used to directly sense the output voltage.

90VAC to 130VAC

Input frequency:

50 or 60Hz

Switching frequency:

40kHz10%

Output power:

25W maximum

Output voltage:

5V5%

Output current:

2 to 5A

Line regulation:

0.01%/V

Load regulation:

8%/A*

Efficiency @ 25 W,
VIN=90VAC:

70%

VIN=130VAC:

65%

Output short-circuit current:

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Current-mode PWM controller

UC3842

SYNCHRONIZATION AND MAXIMUM DUTY CYCLE CLAMP

5V
VCC

4
RA

RESET
7

VCC

DISCH

RB

NE555

OUT

RT/CT
4

UC3842

2 TRIG
6 THRESH

5
GND
GND

NOTES:

TO OTHER
UC3842s

1.44
f +
(R A )
2R B) C

MAX

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RA )

2R B

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